Activities of Corien WORTMANN-KOOL related to 2008/2171(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Trade and economic relations with China (A6-0021/2009, Corien Wortmann-Kool) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on Trade and Economic Relations with China PDF (291 KB) DOC (209 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that a major Chinese recovery plan for growth and jobs has been presented to deal with the current economic crisis; emphasises that the support measures have to be temporary, should meet WTO rules and should not distort fair competition;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Encourages China's Sovereign Wealth Funds and State Owned Enterprises to invest in the EU, creating jobs and growth and contributing to the mutual benefit and balance of investment flows; stresses the importance of a code of conduct ensuring transparency of Sovereign Wealth Funds ' operations; calls on the European Union and China to keep their respective markets equally open to investment and to reduce existing restrictions;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that since joining the WTO, a growing number of industrial sectors in China have been opened to foreign investors; however, is concerned that at the same time some sectors are restricted or forbidden to foreign investment and discriminatory measures against foreign firms were introduced - especially on cross-border mergers and acquisitions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to discuss the draft Chinese Postal Law with the Chinese government while this draft contains provision that would hamper foreign express services; believes that a balanced regulatory framework for postal and express services is required in order to continue China's policy of supporting foreign investment and fair competition in the express delivery sector;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on China to join the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) as soon as possiblecommitted in 2001 and to engage constructively in negotiations on opening its public procurement markets and, pending the successful outcome of such negotiations, to apply transparent, predictable and fair procedures when awarding public contracts so that foreign companies can participate on an equal basis; calls on China to provide immediate access to EU companies established and operating in China;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Expresses its concern that investment in China is still restricted for EU companies, especially in the banking and insurance sector, due to heavy and discriminatory licensing costs and rules requiring joint ventures with Chinese firms; calls on China to address urgently these issues;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Expresses great concern about the increasing number of utility model and design patents in China that are often copies or minor modifications of existing European technology and do not contribute to real innovation;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Asks the Commission, as a follow-up to the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding on textiles, to continue to discuss developments in the EU -China textile trade dialogue and in the High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue Mechanism (HLM); underlines that athe end of the quotas and double- monitoring mechanism for Chinese textile imports is preferable to quotas, however thissystem should not lead to an ongoingnew barriers to free trade;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new) after subheading)
Paragraph 36 a (new) after subheading)
after subheading (Future Steps) 36a. Deplores China's postponement of the EU-China summit which was to be held on 1 December in Lyon given the current financial and economic crisis and stresses the utmost importance of a constructive dialogue on climate change;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Welcomes the establishment of the HLM as a forum for further developing EU-China relations at a strategic level and considers that an important element of this process is that the HLM results in the satisfactory resolution of trade irritants; calls on the Commission to put more ambition in the HLM by appointing one of its Vice -Presidents of the newly established European Commission in 2009 as the coordinating Commissioner, leading the HLM- delegation of the EC;